SUCCESS IN 4 EASY STEPS
INITIAL EXAM
We first sit down and review your goals, symptoms, and concerns.
BLOODWORK
We then order the appropriate bloodwork to assist in the evaluation, or review one you already had done.
SET PLAN
Together, we work out a plan that best fits your goals.
FOLLOW UP MEETINGS
We follow up on set intervals to see how you are progressing and make modifications until your goals are achieved.
Functional Medicine is often described as the clinical application of all the biological systems. Restoring health requires reversing (or substantially improving) the specific dysfunctions that have contributed to the patient’s current state.
Each patient represents a unique, complex, and interwoven set of environmental and lifestyle influences on intrinsic functionality (their genetic vulnerabilities) that have set the stage for the development of disfunction or the maintenance of health.
Functional Medicine concepts, practices, and tools have evolved considerably over a 30-year period, reflecting the dramatic growth in the evidence base concerning the key common pathways to disfunction and the effects on your health such as:
- inflammation, or oxidative stress
- the role of diet
- stress and physical activity
- the effects of environmental toxins (in the air, water, soil, etc.)
The most important precept to remember about Functional Medicine is that restoring balance between a patient’s environment and their physiology is the key to restoring health
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Functional Medicine lab testing differ from traditional blood work?
The difference is simple. We analyze at the blood chemistry for values that represent good health not just disease. These trends can help see what is stopping you from achieving your goals and what may be the cause of your concerns and symptoms.
Functional medicine lab testing aims to prevent disease before it happens by assessing patterns of imbalance that without intervention will end up yielding chronic disease.
What is the difference between a Functional Blood Chemistry Analysis and a “regular” blood test analysis?
The blood-work tests themselves are the same. As a matter of fact, we can perform a functional assessment from a recent blood-work that you have already taken. The difference is in how they are interpreted.
Disclaimer
Nutrition counseling is not intended for the diagnosis of any disease and is not a substitute for medical diagnosis, treatment, and/or care of a disease by a medical provider.